As long as you don't register as a Pro or
i am registered as a pro; however, i have talked with multiple people, including Dave Feldberg (mr. prez), and i have been told that you can continue to play MA1 as long as you are not a Touring Pro. so not a touring pro and have not accepted cash... but please correct me if im wrong.

accept cash too late... ($20 at slosh lol )
im sure i could petition to get that removed. regardless, if i dont take cash, which i definitely plan on doing, at the GNO or the Aloha i will punch myself in the face.

only 89 men made this list. so by "mr prez's" logic, all but 89 people in the world could play AM.

true. good math. and correct me if im wrong here mat, but you arnt correcting me, youre just calling me out? does anyone have any actual information??

and yes mat, i believe that feldberg would know... is that to much of a stretch for me just to take his word on the rulings? i think he's played a couple tourney's.

PS. THIS IS NOT A 'SLIGHT' (word of the day) AT MAT OWENS. combining mat's statistics and my hearsay version of the rule book has led me to believe that it is very easy for people to drop down divisions. i am not a touring pro, yet , but im just playing devils advocate anyways, cause i wouldn't play advanced unless i was unable to play a certain tourney any other way.

PPS hagerty, im pretty sure its PPS not PSS. COM'ON MAN!!

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As long as you don't register as a Pro or
i am registered as a pro; however, i have talked with multiple people, including Dave Feldberg (mr. prez), and i have been told that you can continue to play MA1 as long as you are not a Touring Pro. so not a touring pro and have not accepted cash... but please correct me if im wrong.

accept cash too late... ($20 at slosh lol )
im sure i could petition to get that removed. regardless, if i dont take cash, which i definitely plan on doing, at the GNO or the Aloha i will punch myself in the face.

I know for women who are classified as pro, and/or have expected cash you are allowed to play in the advanced women's division if you rating is below 850 for non majors only. I do believe it is the same for pro men as long as their rating is below 970 I think.

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As long as you don't register as a Pro or
i am registered as a pro; however, i have talked with multiple people, including Dave Feldberg (mr. prez), and i have been told that you can continue to play MA1 as long as you are not a Touring Pro. so not a touring pro and have not accepted cash... but please correct me if im wrong.

accept cash too late... ($20 at slosh lol )
im sure i could petition to get that removed. regardless, if i dont take cash, which i definitely plan on doing, at the GNO or the Aloha i will punch myself in the face.

I've never heard of tournig pro as the deciding factor - I thought it was all about whether or not the player had accepted cash. From my understanding, you are not currently eligible to play the am side of the BSF.

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As long as you don't register as a Pro or
i am registered as a pro; however, i have talked with multiple people, including Dave Feldberg (mr. prez), and i have been told that you can continue to play MA1 as long as you are not a Touring Pro. so not a touring pro and have not accepted cash... but please correct me if im wrong.

accept cash too late... ($20 at slosh lol )
im sure i could petition to get that removed. regardless, if i dont take cash, which i definitely plan on doing, at the GNO or the Aloha i will punch myself in the face.

Sheesh........Being a "Touring Pro" (or not) has NOTHING to do with the ability to play AM.

It all comes down to a players rating (The "prez" certianly should know that)

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With the predominant format in tourneys in the USA ams are basically playing for money with all the stacks of plastic, bags, schwag etc in the events we hold. Perhaps if we had trophy only with player packs for all contestants, we could lessen the perceived bagger problem, ( a few names come to mind )

I've never played amateur but I can relate to the feeling that baggers are just being greedy instead of growing as golfers and moving up to challenge themselves. In my case I usually have to move up to a more difficult division because there is no one nearly as old as me playing locally. This year I've played in the OPEN, MASTERS, GRANDMASTERS divisions. I'm a senior grandmaster.

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With the predominant format in tourneys in the USA ams are basically playing for money with all the stacks of plastic, bags, schwag etc in the events we hold. Perhaps if we had trophy only with player packs for all contestants, we could lessen the perceived bagger problem, ( a few names come to mind )

I've never played amateur but I can relate to the feeling that baggers are just being greedy instead of growing as golfers and moving up to challenge themselves. In my case I usually have to move up to a more difficult division because there is no one nearly as old as me playing locally. This year I've played in the OPEN, MASTERS, GRANDMASTERS divisions. I'm a senior grandmaster.

I think many baggers play in lower divisions not for the want of more plastic, but for the need to feed the ego.

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I truthfully do not care that much and am more than used to people whining at me or about me. If people do not like me beating them in a division I am qualified to play in, they should probably practice more and get better so that they can keep up. Or move down. It makes no difference to me, really.

ďI believe I can hit 18 greens, hit every fairway, you know ó Vision 54, which means you birdie every hole, thatís in the back of my mind. I want to putt better, chip better. That day when I hit 18 greens and one putt, Iíll know Iím a complete golfer. Will that ever happen? Iím not sure, but itís possible. The 54 vision is always in the back of my mind.Ē~Annika SŲrenstam

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If people do not like me beating them in a division I am qualified to play in, they should probably practice more and get better so that they can keep up. Or move down. It makes no difference to me, really.

Good advice Sam.

OK, that's it! Gawain and I are going to take the MA2 division by storm from now on...

On a serious note, this thread really makes me want to run a ratings-based event.